Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Zambia
Zambia: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was -1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.6%
Change on year
up 52.7%
World rank
52nd
of 67 countries
All-time high
37.8%
in 2017
All-time low
-10.2%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Zambia stood at -1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.7% on the previous year and down 104.2% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 52nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.0% | 5.7% | 37.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -10.2% | 10.9% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Zambia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Zambia?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Zambia was -1.6% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.2% in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Zambia ranks 52nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.